Tune-sheet-perforating device



. G. MESSIG TUNE SHEET PERFORATING DEVICE Filed Jan. 5, 3.921 2 sheets-sheet l OOVOOOOO vUUnU May. 13, 1923. 1,448,560- w G. MESSIG lTUNE SHEET PERFORMING DEVICE F11ed Jan. 5, 1921 v 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented Maru, i3, i923,

unirse sraras GEORGE ranss're, .oraaooxfrirn new YORK.

TUNE-SHEET-PERFORATING DEVICE.

appiivcatioa mea January s, 192i. serial No. 434,745.

. of which the following isa speciiication, the

same being a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, 'such as will enable others skilled in the art'to vwhich it appertains to make and use the same. This invention relates to the, production and embellishment of tune sheets such `as areused in automatically played instruments and other devices for reproducing -sounds in such manner that the perforations formed shall correspond to the'notes kto be played, and it has for its object theiniprovement .of machines of this character in numerous important respects. y f f One special object of the invention is 'to provide supplemental perforations in tune sheets representing expression, augmentation of power, change of speed, or auxiliary music producing instruments such as bells, cymbals, triangles, etc., and intended to denote notes which are tobe playedfinvarious ways and operated by a' pneumatical'ly actuated instrument.

My sheet marking apparatus is ordinarily and preferably employed in connectionwith the usualV tune records having marginal side portions, the supplemental perforations be. ing made preferably at each side of the rows of orifices or `marks of such ordinary tune sheets and inserted in'theirproper place the music is' being heard, the--former perforations representing' expression,V etc., `thus serving as companion yrecords to the orifices contained in the body portion of the said tune sheet. f

In the practice of my invention l preferably use the mechanism ordinarily Y ployed in -pneumaticallyoperated `instruments in whichthe ordinary perforated' tune sheet isv passed across the tracker bar, and I combine with ythe same a manually actuated and preferably detachable apparatus by means of which supplemental perforationspreferably approximately aligned with the tracker bar-may be' out in the said record by the depression of certain keys according to the theme of the music and the discretion` or taste of the operatorgthe number or va- -riety of the perforations to be cut depending upon the number of auxiliary music producing instruments or devices to be employed,

and the proper time and extent to `which the same are to'be introduced, and also upon the nature of the music produced bv the instrument Itune sheet; f

I provide a plurality of dies or a beddie either integrally incorporated in the loriices at each sideof the tracker bar, yor else positioned at `each'end and in alignment with a shortened tracker bar, as the provivsion of astructurally independent mecha nism. I also use iny connection with the said dles a series of punches preferably operated seratim by striker bars, eachof which is actuated by the depression'of its particular key'.

In order to attain rapidity of operation I preferably employ, in connection with 'such punches and striker bars, electromagnets each of which is energized'by ,the completionof its circuit upon the depression of the said'corresponding' key. Y,

-I prefer toarrange the parts so that the supplemental perforations-will be positioned slightly aheadorgforwardjof the correspond.- ing orifices of the tune sheet as it passes acrossthe tracker bar in order to represent staccato notes so as to add brilliancy andlife or sharpness to the music produced, especially where the said supplemental perforations serve to cause drums, castanets, Xylophones, etc., to be operated. v

take the By my invention I am able -to ordinary tune sheet ras now used with player pianos, organs and similar pneumatically operated instruments, and ata small cost'to equip the said records with' supplemental perfor-ations by means of which notesrepresenting expression, augmentation of power, changeof speed, the singing of birds, ory the actuation of a .great varietyrof musieproducing ,instruments may be added thereto, thus materially enhancing the value of the same.A v *j llVith the above,.an'd other novel and desirable purposes described;hereininview, the invention consists inthe construction, arrangement and operation ofv parts set forth, the whole being combined in an organization, comparativelysimple in construction, reliable in operation ande'icient in practical use. vv .l

In, the drawings, illustrative of one em` bodiment of the invention, which accompany and form a part of this specificatione Figure 1 represents ak perspective view'of Van instrument equipped with my invention;

Figure 2 is an elevation of my perforation .cutting s apparatus;

III, Figure 2;

Figure 3 is aside elevationof my electromechanical machine showing the punch operatingdevice, and taken on the line III#- Figure 4 is a kpartialelevation of my tune sheet; e Figure 5 is ya vView in detail, partly in sec tiontaken on the line V-V, Figure 3; Y,

figure 6 'is a front view of the die block,

Figure 7 is a front view in f detail of the standards of my detachable frame. y

Referring specifically to the drawings, the

numeral l denotes thefframe of my perforation cutting machine whichvmay be'applied l to any oftheusual pneumatically operated musical instruments having sheet supporting rolls, means to operate the same, and 1n which a tracker bar 2 is employed. -My device is provided with dics which may either be of the ordinary bed-die form or of separate and independent construction; in the latter case the individual dies maybe ins'ertedv inthe orifices at they end portions of V' *thev tracker vbar in the usual mannery 'of mounting dies.y

l In the present instance I show die blocks 3 which are so constructed 'and' arranged-` .relative f to the preferably detachable machine and the trackeribar of` the musical instrument that, whenfthe frame posie' tioned on the former, engagingdevices, as

a pin 21, will engage corresponding sockets 1n the said ymusical instrument in Vsuch a manner that a space 7 will lbe formed'V in `which the tune sheet 8y may travel as it passes by or acrossV the orifices'y 6` of the tracker bar. l v

1 The frame'l carries' av series of punches 4 constructed and arranged to register with and, upon vbeing manipulated, to l'enter thel said dies thereby cutting or perforating the tune sheet. These punches maylb'e directly operate'dby striker 'bars 19` whichV maybe actuatedby the armatures of anyl desired number of electromagnets 17" each ofwhich vis' energ'ized by the completionl of the A'cir' cuit m'which itis located, asv by the 'coni' tact ywith -the key 11 with ,an insulated plate 12', the said elements being respectively con'- nected with wires 13, Irland 15 as indicated in the drawings," thesaid wires being carried vto their Arespective electromagnetsby a cord 16'inthe ordinary manner.

I` preferably .construct the electromagnet armaturey 18 and its connections so' that a make-'and-break l contact or vbrato'r'y action will be' automatically effected when the said yThe aligneddie blocks S-which even ifl they comprise individual dies may be re-vr garded as bed-dies-are preferably located at the side walls of my machine so asl to more readily'perforate the side edges of the tune sheet,I and the'partsare preferably so i arranged thatzthe r said oriiices will be cut lahead'or inl advance offthe perforations 9. a formed in the body of the tune sheet,

order that there may be no dangerv of any lagging behind of the sound'of .the auxiliary. musicy producing devices fromv the note ofI the tune sheet with which yit is-to'bel com p Y bined. p l, i p l The numeral 20 denotes'a receptacle `made in'channel form and open at the top and extending under-the tracker bar and con# e structed and arranged to receive thejpun'ch-` ings formed during theoperation ofthe man chine. Thepunchings` which collect inthis open-receptacle maybe driven out by'means of a blast orexhaust,-suit'ablelconnections (not shown) being'lprovided'for this vpur- The tune sheetshown in "Figure l may be cut so asto lie slightly in advanceof'the music note perforations 9y `of the tunefsheet, which latter is "to be employed in instruments ywhere all of the orifices of the tracker bar are inf-alignment, and where each eX- pression lorifice 10 will cause' the' instrument Lto be -lactu'ated before it becomes affected by its` corresponding music4v perforation ror slot 9. i y f 'l I, sometlmesyhowever', 4arrange" my perforation 'cutting Amachine so asto cut the said expression orifices'v inthe tune sheetso as to be in alig'rn'mentl with thecorrespond-A ing music Anote perforations in the vsaid as 5, located in thev tracker'bar 2jmayyb`e used where the, expressioniorices 10 are sheet, in which case the-expression orifices,

positioned in advance offthemusic note perforations, asf, of the saidl trackerf'bar, as indicatedin Figure 6, inorderfthat theyeX- pression orifices of the tune sheet will cause the instrument *toy be actuated `beforeit even ifthe said expression and music note yperforations are aligned inthe tune sheet.

yaffected by the Inu'sicrnotesr offthe saidsheet,

It will be noted that'lfpro'vide ag-'perforat--l ing attachment for? the tune sheet'` 8 Y of ini struments 'having music'rolls consisting of a detachable"l frame 1` comprising-` af series f of manually aetuatedl keysli and a series ci' punches arranged to be respectively actuated by the various-keys and constructed and arranged upon the said keys being actuated to out expression perforations 9 in the traveling perforated tune sheet of the said instrument. `The latter is provided With a number of auxiliary instrumentalities and the said expression perforations are adapted to control the playing of the various auxiliary musical instruments in `harmony with the perforations l0 of the traveling' tune sheet.

l Wish it tobe understood that I do not desire to be limited to the particular use or the exact details of construction shown and described, for obvious modifications will occur to persons skilled in the art.

What l claim as my invention is l. Apparatus comprising an ordinary perforated tune sheet, supporting rolls and a tracker bar therefor, and means to dran7 the sheet across the latter, in combination with a detachable frame having a plurality of dies adjacent to and at one end of the tracker bar, a series of punches to co-operate With the dies to cut expression perforations in the tune sheet anda manually actuated device to operate each punch, the said expression perforations being adapted to control the playing of various auxiliary musical instruments in harmony with the perforations of the traveling tune sheet.

2. Apparatus comprising an ordinary perforated tune sheet, supporting rolls and a tracker bar therefor, and means to davv the sheet across the latter, in combination with a detachable frame having a plurality of dies positioned slightly in advance of and at one end of the tracker bar, a series of punches to co-operate with the dies to cut expression perforations in the tune sheet, and a manually actuated device to operate each punch.

3. Apparatus comprising an ordinary perforated tune sheet, supporting rolls and a tracker bar therefor, and means to dravv the sheet across the latter in combination with a detachable frame having a plurality of dies positioned slightly in advance of and at one end of the tracker bar, a series of punches to co-operate With the dies to cut expression perforations in the tune sheet,

an electromagnet to actuate each punch, and manually actuated device to complete the circuit of each electromagnet.

4. Apparatus comprising an ordinary perforated tune sheet, supporting rollsv and a tracker bar therefor, and means to dra-W the sheet across the latter, in combination With a detachable frame having a manually actuated instrument to cut supplemental expression perforations in the tune sheet in approximate alignment with each rovv of corresponding orifices in the said tune sheet.

5. Apparatus comprising an ordinary perforated tune sheet, supporting rolls and. a

tracker bar therefor, in combination With a detachable frame having a manually actuated series of dies positioned slightly in advance of the tracker bar to out supplemental expression perfo-rations in the tune sheet adapted to control the playing of .various auxiliary musical instruments in harmony With the perforations of the traveling tune sheet.

6. In apparatus comprising an instrument havin-g music producing elements and an ordinary perforated-tune sheet, supporting rolls and a tracker bar co-operating With and controlled by the perforations, in combination With a separate frame having a manually actuated series of devices adjacent to the tracker bar to cut, in addition to and at lines at the side of the said perforations, supplemental expression perforations in the tune sheet adapted to control the playing of various musical instruments in harmony with the operation of the music producing elements of the instruments controlled by the said perforations of the traveling tune sheet.

7. Apparatus comprising an ordinary perforated tune sheet, supporting rolls and a tracker bar therefor, and means to draw the sheet across the latter, in combination with a detachable frame having an electrically controlled and manually actuated instrument to cut supplemental expression perforations in the tune sheet in alignment With each row of corresponding orifices in the said tune sheet.

8. Apparatus comprising an ordinary perforated tune sheet, supporting rolls and a tracker bar therefor, means to draw the tune sheet across the tracker bar, in combination with a detachable frame having electrically controlled manually actuated punches to cut supplemental expression perforations in thetune sheet the said punches lying slightly in advance of each row of corresponding orifices in the said tune sheet.

9. Apparatus comprising an ordinary perforated tune sheet, supporting rolls and :t tracker bar therefor, means to draw the tune sheet across the tracker bar, in combination with a detachable device comprising a series of punches positioned adjacent to and at one end of the tracker bar, and a manually actuated device to operate each punch, and also a plurality of intermediate electromagnets and means for energizing each of the same by the depression of its corresponding manually actuated device.

l0. Apparatus comprising an ordinary perforated tune sheet, supporting rolls and a tracker bar therefor, means to dravv the tune sheet across the tracker bar, a detachable device having a plurality of dies positioned slightly in advance of and at one end of the tracker bar, a series of punches to co-operate With the dies, an electromagnet to actuate each punch, a spring to hold each punch away from the tune sheet, a striker bar ntermediate each electromagnet and punch, and a manually actuated device to complete the circuit of each eleetromagnet.

l1. Apparatus comp-rising an ordinary perforated tune sheet,*supportingrolls and a tracker bar therefore, in combination With a plurality of dies atone end of the tracker bar, a series of punches to co-operate with the dies, and a manually actuated device to 'operate each punch to Vcut'expr'ession peryforations in the margin ol the tune sheet,

the punches and dies and the music note orifices being so relatively positioned that when the tune sheet passes across the tracker bar, the expression perforations will cornmunicate with the tracker bar, before the music note perforations ofl the said tune sheet.

Signed at Brooklyn in the county of Kings and State of New York this 22nd day or December A. D. 1920. "k-

i GEORGE Messie; 

